The Montgomery County Office of Management and Budget (O.M.B.) was established by the Board of County Commissioners in 1980.  This office replaced the Office of Fiscal Affairs and took on the new emphasis of management and budgetary control.

The staff of O.M.B. is responsible for:

• Coordinating the Annual Operating and Capital Budget Process.
• Ensuring that tax payer funds are spent wisely and that county operations have sufficient resources to operate effectively.
• Communicating Board of County Commissioners financial policy to various Elected Officials, agencies and departments.
• Publishing the Annual Adopted Budget & Plan and the Budget in Brief documents.
• Analyzing county operations and budget issues for the Board of County Commissioners and the County Administrator. 
• Monitoring and updating the various financial plans and models used for Montgomery County's Tax Sharing and Economic Development program (E.D.G.E.).
• In conjunction with the County Auditor, managing the Performance Series Financial System  an integrated accounting, purchasing and budgeting system.
• Managing and issuing debt and compiling the Annual Information Statement, the county's continuing disclosure document.
• Compiling the indirect cost allocation plan, property and casualty insurance allocation,  workers' compensation allocation and the 800MHz radio system billings.
• Reviewing and approving weekly budget amendments for various departments and agencies.
• Assisting elected officials, agencies and departments, with managing their financial needs and achieving their missions.

Office Organization The O.M.B. staff are assigned as liaisons to all county elected officials, agencies and departments.  The analysts and financial consultants assist departments and agencies in meeting changing financial needs by helping with budget reallocations and other special analyses that are required.   The Office of Management and Budget was responsible for the county's receipt of its twenty-fifth consecutive Award for Distinguished Budget Presentation from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the 2008 Adopted Budget and Plan.  With the submission of the 2009 Adopted Budget & Plan document, this will mark the twenty-sixth consecutive year that OMB has developed budget publications for GFOA.  OMB has produced the Adopted Budget & Plan document since 1983 and the GFOA awards program started in 1984.